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For Sir Elton John , hosting his 16th annual Advanta World Team Tennis Smash Hits event back in his U.S. hometown meant a great deal more to him than just the luxury of not having to board a plane to attend the ...

Czech Radek Stepanek cruised past Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes Sunday for a place in the second round of the Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid.

THE man remembered as Victoria's big event premier says Sydney's bid to bring the Australian Open north is "pie in the sky" given NSW's economic predicament and its 1950s attitude to staging events.

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Japan's Kei Nishikori failed to advance to the Stockholm Open final after a 6-1, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Robin Soderling of Sweden on Saturday.

Atlanta real estate developer Charlie Hendon has become one of Sir Elton John 's secret weapons as VIP tickets to this Sunday's Advanta World Team Tennis benefit continue to steadily sell despite the current ...

Jelena Jankovic may have reclaimed the world number one place in women's tennis, but the whole of Serbia is more concerned about Ana Ivanovic as the nation's true sweetheart totters from loss to loss.

THE top players could boycott next year's WTA Tour if their questions were left unanswered, world number three Dinara Safina said on Saturday.

Ford customer Kim Cloud, left, listens to Ford salesman James Blake, right, at a Ford dealership in San Leandro, Calif., Wednesday, Oct.

Former World No. 1 Marat Safin snapped a four-match losing streak against three-time champion Nikolay Davydenko, currently No.

Top-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian will meet two-time former finalist and No.

An artist's impression of Melbourne Park's sports arenas as they would look on Glebe Island in Sydney.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain will be held at the Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata, the International Tennis Federation ruled Friday.

World number one Jelena Jankovic will face defending champion Elena Dementieva in the Kremlin Cup semifinals after both players had to fight hard to overcome their unseeded opponents on Friday.

Jonas Bjorkman played his 1,000th career ATP doubles match on Wednesday, teaming with Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe to beat Americans Scott Lipsky and David Martin 6-2, 7-5 in the quarter-finals. After the win, ...

JELENA Jankovic, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams will spearhead a new World Team Challenge in Hong Kong next year as part of their warm-up for the Australian Open.

JAPANESE teenager Kei Nishikori opened another chapter in his fairytale 2008 when he reached the Stockholm Open quarter-finals by downing Slovakian veteran Dominik Hrbaty 6-1 1-6 7-5. The 18-year-old, who will ...

The eighth-seeded Monfils defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-3, and will play second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, Spain -- Roger Federer will play at next week's Madrid Masters, tournament organizers said Thursday.

Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-1, 6-1. The fifth-ranked Russian reached his first quarter-final in ...